Spirometry cost in California

In California, 210 hospitals publish a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $32.48 to $2,134.09, with a median of $381.15. The lowest price is at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital (Banning). The highest price is 65.7× the lowest.

• The median here, $381.15, is 55% above the US median of $245.50.
• That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
• California ranks 46th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 59 of 210 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 94010. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map